Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People7,578 residentsin the Kingsclere & Heath End census areaMedian age 48.73,227 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,867 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C814 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November51 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 2.4 mi · 254 haTadley Commonpark · 3.7 mi · 37 haThe Fieldgate Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 5 haDunstan Greenpark · 4.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202046 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,348 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryWatership Down Health1.6 miPharmacyKingsclere Pharmacy1.8 miDentistKingsclere Health Centre Dental1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 independentPrimaryAshford Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupils1.0 miPrimaryKingsclere Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Hurst Schoolages 11-16, 1,021 pupils2.2 miCollegeNewbury College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Reading13.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU28 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR34 miRailway stationThatcham3.8 miBus stationNewbury Wharf6.0 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG10 postcode district.
